GEDUC 424: Educational Technology & Software Technology is a rapidly changing resource available to teachers throughout schools in varying degrees. It can be a wonderful addition to any classroom. Students today are growing up in a digital world and are exposed to technology at a very young age. The challenge for educators today is to engage these digital learners and prepare them for the 21st century. In this course, we will discuss how technology is being used in American schools today and how it could be used more effectively. We will discuss when technology can improve student learning and when it is used for technology’s sake. We will develop strategies to use when technology doesn’t always work. In addition, we will have hands on experience with a wide range of technology to be better prepared to teach in the 21st century. This course is designed to prepare students to integrate technology into their classroom to enhance their curriculum. Technology is a tool to teach with and can offer unlimited possibilities both in and out of the classroom. We will also discuss the dangers of technology in the classroom and how to prepare our students to be Internet savvy and be responsible Cyber Citizens.
Please become familiar with the Massachusetts Instructional Technology Standards. They are on the DOE site – there is a link below. Everyone should read the Introduction and Overview of Grade Spans sections and then should focus on the standards for your grade level (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12). You should also be sure to read the section on Gaining Technology Skills While Learning Content in the Curriculum and the Integrated Learning Scenarios that pertain to your grade level. We will discuss them next time we meet.
In this course, we will discuss how technology is being used in American schools today and how it could be used more effectively. We will discuss when technology can improve student learning and when it is used for technology’s sake. We will develop strategies to use when technology doesn’t always work. In addition, we will have hands on experience with a wide range of technology to be better prepared to teach in the 21st century.
This course is designed to prepare students to integrate technology into their classroom to enhance their curriculum. Technology is a tool to teach with and can offer unlimited possibilities both in and out of the classroom. We will also discuss the dangers of technology in the classroom and how to prepare our students to be Internet savvy and be responsible Cyber Citizens.
Course Syllabus:
Getting to Know You
Venn Diagram
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=28&title=
Have you been paying attention?
The New Bloom's Taxonomyhttp://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
Read ‘How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century’
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1568480,00.html
Read ‘Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants’ by Marc Prensky
http://www.twitchspeed.com/site/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.htm - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants - Part1.pdf
Read “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, Part II: Do They Really Think Differently?’ by Marc Prenskg/Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants - Part2.pdf
http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/prensky%20-%20digital%20natives,%20digital%20immigrants%20-%20part2.pdf
Read 'Science Chicks rule... and burn and melt and dissect and analyze'
Read 'Plagiarism and the Web'
http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/solveproblem/strat-cheating/plagiarism.html
Read 'Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism'
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/TM/curr390_guide.shtml
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Gen X
http://www.aasa.org/SchoolAdministratorArticle.aspx?id=11122
- Web site for students review (10 by the end of the course)
- Explore Route 21
- Response paper #1 (due on the last day of class)
**http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat018.shtml
Read 'Mostly Wrong Question from A High Tech Heretic'http://amypasquarello.wikispaces.com/file/view/Mostly_Wrong_Questions.pdf
Read the following articles on assistive technology:
http://www.specialed.us/autism/assist/asst10.htm
Read the following links about creating a class website:
You Can Create a Class Web Site
Are you ready to create your first classroom website?
Top Ten Reasons to Create a Classroom Web Page
Classroom Web site
Read 'School Districts Crack Down on Online Gossip'
http://www.mskennedysclass.com/Crack_down_on_online_gossip.pdf
Read 'Kids' Privacy Rule Under Review'
Read 'Cyberbullying and Online Teens'
Explore Education World's Handheld Devices in the Classroom
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech083.shtml/
Go to at least 5 of the links and make note of educational ways to integrate portable technology into the classroom.
Read 'Electronic Fences or Free-Range Students: Should Schools Use Internet Filtering Software?'
http://www.intel.com/education/newtotech/managing.htm
Read 'Classroom Management in the Computer Lab'
http://www.edtechnot.com/notross1102.html
Read 'How Do I Engage My Students When I Have: A Two to Four Computer Classroom'
http://sciguides.nsta.org/internet/multiplecomputers.aspx
Read 'Managing Students with Computers: Best Practice'
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/workshops/managing_students/practice.html#inde_lab